Following the Overview and Scrutiny challenge session on the council’s Local Council Tax Reduction scheme, this report contains the findings and recommendations from the scrutiny challenge, officers response and an action plan for the Mayor in Cabinet to consider.

DECISION

1.    To note the report as agreed by Overview and Scrutiny Committee in October 2018 (Appendix one to the report).

2.    To note officers’ response to Overview and Scrutiny Committee’s findings together with the proposed action plan for implementation (Appendix two and appendix three to the report).

3.    To note the recommendations arising from the LCTRS scrutiny challenge session and agree recommendations 1,2,3,4,5 and 7.

4.    To not agree recommendation 6 arising from the LCTRS challenge session.

Action by:

ACTING CORPORATE DIRECTOR, RESOURCES (N. MURTON)

(Head of Benefit Services (S. Hill)

(Benefits and Policy Procedures Manager (L. Fearon)